Epistle -
a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
book physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
new testament the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
epistle -
a specially long, formal letter
missive,
letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. The epistle genre of letter-writing was common in ancient Egypt as part of the scribal-school writing curriculum. The letters in the New Testament from Apostles to Christians are usually referred to as epistles.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
Ω
epistle A writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons.
